A 17822 120 MINUTES 1. Who is the composer of Ramanatakam?

A) Arunagirinathar B) Kavi Kuncharabharati C) Gopalakrishna Bharatiyar D) Arunachalakavirayar

2. Who among the following is a famous Veena Vidwan?

A) Tiruvenkadu Subramania Pillai B) Emani Sankara Sastry C) Kadri Gopalanath D) Malaikottai Govindasami

3. The raga of the famous kriti ‘Thaye yashoda’ is

A) Kalyani B) Todi C) Mayamalavagaula D) Shanmughapriya

4. In which tala does the anga Kakapadam occur?

A) Sharabhanandana tala B) Simhanandana tala C) Sankirna jathi Druvatala D) Khanda jathi Jhampatala

5 ‘F’ holes are present in

A) Tambura B) Veena C) Violin D) Gottuvadyam

6. The sacred grandha given to Tyagaraja by Saint Narada

A) Naradiyashiksha B) Brihaddeshi C) Ragavibodha D) Swararnavam

7. A Ghanaraga Pancharatna kirtana without Anubhandha

A) Jagadanandakaraka B) Dudugugala C) Sadinchane D) Entaromahanubhavulu

8. Who composed the ‘Srikrishna Ashtotharashatha naama kirtanas’ in 108 ragas?

A) Muthuswami Dikshitar B) Mahavaidyanatha Bhagavatar C) Ennapadam Venkatarama Bhagavatar D) K C Kesava Pillai

9. Madhura bhakti theme can be found in the compositions of

A) Papanasham Sivan B) Andal C) Purandara Dasar D) Annamacharya

10. The composer of Javali

A) Tyagaraja B) Dharmapuri Subbarayar C) Gopalakrishna Bharati D) Neelakanta Sivan

11. Madras Music Academy Journal was first released in the year

A) 1956 B) 1949 C) 1929 D) 1932

12. The author of the book South Indian Music is

A) Prof. Sambamurthy B) Sri. A. K. Ravindranath C) Dr. Gauri Kuppuswamy D) Smt. Leela Omchery

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13 Assertion (A): Gurukula system is better than Curriculum system.

Reason (R): Curriculum system strictly follows a syllabus A) Both (A) and (R) are true B) Both (A) and (R) are false C) (A) is true and (R) is false D) (A) is false and (R) is true

14. The composer of the famous kriti ‘Alaipayuthe’ is

A) Tyagaraja B) Ootukad Venkata Subbaiyyer C) Muthu Thandavar D) Pattanam Subbramani Iyer

15. Ettugada pallavi in a Varna is

A) Chittaswara B) Pallavi C) Anupallavi D) Chittapallavi

16. The commentator of the work ‘Sangita Ratnakara’

A) Abhinava Gupta B) Kallinatha C) Kohala D) Nandikeshwara

17. The raga ‘Niroshta’ was invented by

A) Muthuswami Dikshitar B) Muthaiyya Bhagavatar C) Balamurali Krishna D) Subbarama Dikshitar

18. The raga ‘Amarasenapriya’ was invented by

A) K C Kesava Pillai B) K N Gopala Pillai C) T. Lakshmana Pillai D) Lalitha Dasar

19. The frequency of Chyutha Panchama Madhyama is

A) 64/45 B) 27/20 C) 32/27 D) 81/64 20. A raga which takes Ekasruthi Rishabha

A) Saveri B) Mayamalavagaula C) Bhoopalam D) Nadanamakriya

21. Arrange in correct order

a. Yagapriya b. Kokilapriya c. Ramapriya d. Raghupriya A) a b c d B) b a d c C) b a c d D) a b d c

22. Assertion (A): Edakka is used as an accompaniment for Sopana Sangitam in Temples.

Reason (R): Edakka’s sound suits well with the singing voice. A) Both (A) and (R) are true B) Both (A) and (R) are false C) (A) is true and (R) is false D) (A) is false and (R) is true

23. The opera ‘Prahlada Bhakti Vijayam’ is written by

A) Tyagaraja B) Shahji Maharaja C) King Tulaja D) Syama Sastri

24. A kriti with the decorative anga ‘Jati’

A) Bhajare re chittha B) Marive re C) Shambho mahadeva D) Gopalaka pahi maam

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25. A Sarvaswara Murchanakaraka janya raga is

A) Mohanam B) Hamsadhwani C) Sriranjani D) Hamsanandi

26. Name a famous Kathak Dancer

A) Kelucharan Mohapatra B) Birju Maharaj C) Vempati Chinna Satyam D) Guru Kalavati Devi

27. The name of Shanmughapriya in Assampurna Melapadhathi is

A) Sumadyuthi B) Chathurangini C) Gitapriya D) Chamaram

28. Write in correct chronological order

a. Tyagaraja b. Bhadrachala Ramdas c. Neelakanta Sivan d. Papanasham Sivan A) d c b a B) b a c d C) b a d c D) a b c d

29. The Mela number of ‘Gavambodhi’ is

A) 49 B) 43 C) 46 D) 40 30. A temple which has musical pillars

A) Sucheendram temple B) Kapaleeswarar temple C) Arunachaleswarar temple D) Pazhani Murugan temple

31. Navavidha Bhakti includes

A) Kirtanam B) Santham C) Karunam D) Mounam 32. The aksharakala of Sankirna jathi Jhampa tala

A) 12 B) 10 C) 19 D) 14 33. Equivalent pan of Nattakurinji is

A) Megharagakurinji B) Vyazhakurinji C) Kurinji D) Natta

34. The author of Sangita Chandrika

A) Attor Krishna Pisharady B) Somanatha C) King Tulaja D) Ramamatya

35. Assertion (A): Gayatri mantra is in Rigveda.

Reason (R): This is the most auspicious mantra chanted by Vedic people. A) Both (A) and (R) are true B) Both (A) and (R) are false C) (A) is true and (R) is false D) (A) is false and (R) is true

36. A raga which evokes Veera Rasa

A) Neelambari B) Kamboji C) Atana D) Saveri

37. The author of the work Chilapadikaram

A) Ilango Adigal B) Nanjadeva C) Yagnjavalkya D) Jayadeva

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38. A kriti with ‘Solkettu swara sahitya’

A) Sri mahaganapati B) Sidhi vinayakam C) Gajavadana D) Vatapi ganapatim

39. A fixed pitch instrument

A) Tambura B) Violin C) Ghatom D) Veena 40. Name a famous Ghatom artist

A) Palani Subramaniam Pillai B) Trichy Sankaran C) Vikku Vinayakram D) Karaikudi Mani

41. Equivalent Pan of the mela Harikamboji is

A) Sempalai B) Mersempalai C) Sevvazhipalai D) Arumpalai

42. Tyagaraja had composed less number of compositions in the raga:

A) Kamboji B) Kalyani C) Keeravani D) Kharaharapriya

43. Mudra of Mahavaidyanatha Iyer is

A) Guruguha B) Guhadasa C) Umadasa D) Ramadasa 44. The second stage of Raga alapana is

A) Akshiptika B) Sthayi C) Ragavardini D) Magarini 45. Assertion (A): Gamakas are the backbone of Classical Carnatic music.

Reason (R): Only with the Gamakas, individuality of a raga can be obtained. A) Both (A) and (R) are true B) Both (A) and (R) are false C) (A) is true and (R) is false D) (A) is false and (R) is true

46. Kudumiyanmalai inscriptions are found in

A) Kumbhakonam B) Madhurai C) Ettayapuram D) Pudukkotai

47. Author of Sangita Samaya Sara

A) Parshwa Deva B) Ahobala C) Vidyaranya D) Haripala

48. The note ‘Ga’ in Tamil music is known as

A) Kural B) Kaikilai C) Uzhai D) Taram 49. Which of the following is not an Ubhaya Vakra Raga?

A) Suposhini B) Kannada Bangala C) Dwijavanti D) Neelambari

50. A Nishadantya raga

A) Kurinji B) Chenchurutti C) Punnagavarali D) Navroj

51. The composer of 108 kritis in praise of Sri Chamundeshwari Devi

A) Mysore Vasudevacharya B) Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer C) Dr. Balamurali Krishna D) Muthaiyya Bhagavatar

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52. A Sampoorna - Audava raga

A) Garudadhwani B) Mayuradhwani C) Hamsadhwani D) Kokiladhwani

53. The composer of the famous kriti ‘Pavana guru’

A) K C Kesavapillai B) Tulasivanam C) Lalitha Dasar D) Kuttamath

54. The aksharakala of Misra jathi Matya tala is

A) 16 B) 17 C) 12 D) 10 55. ‘Tivra Sudha Madhyama’ occurs in the raga

A) Sankarabharana B) Mayamalavagaula C) Kamboji D) Begada

56. ‘Ksherasagarasayana’ is a composition of Tyagaraja in the raga

A) Kamboji B) Devagandhari C) Arabhi D) Sama

57. The composer known as the Father of Carnatic Music

A) Purandara Dasar B) Tyagaraja C) Swati Tirunal D) Jayadevar

58. The composer of the famous Chatur Ranjani Ragamalika is

A) Pallavi Gopala Iyer B) Pattanam Subramani Iyer C) Tanjavur Sankaraiyyer D) Kundrakudi Krishnaiyyer

59. Who composed Srirangam Pancharatnam?

A) Tyagaraja B) Koteeswara Iyer C) Syama Sastri D) Papanasham Sivan

60. ‘Mayamma’ - a Navaratnamalika kirtana of Syama Sastri is in the raga

A) Anandabhairavi B) Ahiri C) Sriraga D) Dhanyasi

61. A mela which takes only Tivraswaras

A) Kanakangi B) Kharaharapriya C) Kalyani D) Nasikabhooshani

62. The value of ‘Ekasruthi Rishabha’ is

A) 256/243 B) 81/80 C) 25/24 D) 32/27 63. Which one of the following is not a janya of 22ndmela?

A) Pushpalathika B) Purnashadjam C) Panchamaraga D) Purnachandrika

64. The madhyama murchana of Mayamalavagaula results in raga

A) Simhendramadhyama B) Todi C) Kalyani D) Sankarabharana

65. The raga Bhoop is equivalent to the Carnatic raga

A) Bhoopalam B) Mohanam C) Sriranjani D) Hindolam

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66. The author of Sangita Kalpadruma is

A) Attor Krishna Pisharady B) T. Lakshmana Pillai C) Muthaiyya Bhagavatar D) K C Kesava Pillai

67. A composition where raga mudra occurs in pallavi is

A) Devi neeye tunai B) Meenakshi me mudam C) Divakaratanujam D) Kanchadalayathakshi

68. Rithu - Go is the mnemonic name of the raga

A) Gangeyabhooshani B) Nasikabhooshani C) Varunapriya D) Vishwambari

69. Padma Shri Award 2017 was given to:

A) Lekshmi Krishna B) Parassala B Ponnammal C) Mangalam Ganapathi D) Sanjay Subramaniyam

70. Match the following

a. Uma dasa (i) Muthuswami Dikshitar b. Guhadasa (ii) Annai Ayya c. Guruguha (iii) Sadashiva Brahmendra d. Paramahamsa (iv) Maha Vaidyanatha Iyer

A) a-(i), b-(ii), c-(iii), d-(iv) B) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(ii) C) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii) D) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(ii), d-(i)

71. Match the following

a. Aditala (i) Pakkalanilapadi b. Rupakatala (ii) Thaye tripura c. Misrachapu (iii) Sri Varalekshmi d. Khandachapu (iv) Parama purusha

A) a-(i), b-(ii), c-(iii), d-(iv) B) a-(iii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(ii) C) a-(ii), b-(iv), c-(i), d-(iii) D) a-(iv), b-(iii), c-(i), d-(ii)

72. Who composed most of his kritis in Desadi Tala?

A) Tyagaraja B) Annamacharya C) Pattanam Subramanya Iyer D) Swati Tirunal

73. Who is known as ‘Gana Chakravarthi’?

A) Maha Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar B) Muthaiyya Bhagavatar C) Veena Kuppaiyyar D) Veena Dhanammal

74. Name of Sruthi in ancient Tamil music

A) Sur B) Usi C) Alaku D) Mulai 75. Bhairavi and Manji are

A) Mitra ragas B) Allied ragas C) Auspicious ragas D) Mela ragas

76. Karunamrita Sagaram is the work of

A) Bharata B) BhavaBhatta C) Abraham Pandithar D) Muthaiyya Bhagavatar

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77. ‘Pear’ shape resonator is found in

A) Mandolin B) Violin C) Veena D) Tampura 78. Harmonium comes under

A) Stringed instruments B) Percussion instrument C) Wind instrument D) Metallic instrument

79. Another name for singing Tanam

A) Niraval B) Ghanam C) Alapana D) Tuttam 80. In Sopana Sangita ________ Gamaka is frequently used A) Vali B) Andolita C) Mudrita D) Namita 81. A Vaggeyakara who was known as “Nava Kodi Narayanan” A) Swati Tirunal B) Syama Sastri C) Purandara Dasa D) Kotiswara Iyer 82. The ancient name for Orchestra in India was A) Kutapa B) Mela C) Chinna Mela D) Alankara 83. What is the mnemonic name of Mechakalyani? A) Bana-bhu B) Agni-go C) Rudra-ma D) Brahma-pa 84. Vaidhyanatha Iyer earned the title “Maha” by singing ______ A) Chakravakam B) Todi C) Dhenuka D) Chamaram 85. Which is the smallest musical form? A) Gitam B) Jatiswaram C) Varnam D) Padam 86. The first musical stone pillars were built in A) Kerala B) Tanjore C) Hampi D) Banaras 87. A musical form which has more than one charana A) Varnam B) Padam C) Divyanama kirtana D) Geetam 88. Tyagaraja Kriti “Sree Ganapathini” is in the raga A) Saraswathi B) Saranga C) Saramathi D) Sourashtram 89. ‘Raga sudha rasa’ is in the raga

A) Andolika B) Nayaki C) Darbar D) Surutti 90. Navaratri Prabhandham is written by

A) Swati Tirunal B) Irayiman Thampi C) K.C. Kesava Pillai D) Kutty Kunju Thankachi

91. Sarod is a _________ variety.

A) Stringed B) Wind C) Percussion D) Gong 92. Who composed “Krishna Ni Begane Baro”?

A) Purandaradasa B) Kanakadasa C) Ramadasa D) Kabirdasa

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93. Who did not compose kritis in praise of Ganapathi?

A) Tyagaraja B) Syama Sastri C) Purandara Dasa D) Papanasam Sivan

94. Kharakharapriya is equal to _________ of Hindustani Music

A) Bhairav B) Kalyan C) Marva D) Kafi 95. Abheri is equal to ________ of Hindustani Music

A) Ahiri B) Bhimplas C) Bhagesri D) Sriranjini 96. A raga which is sung in Madhyama Sruti

A) Kalyani B) Todi C) Chenchurutti D) Arabhi 97. The stringed instrument played by Swathi Tirunal

A) Violin B) Ektar C) Swarabat D) Guitar 98. Name the raga very popular in Folk Music

A) Arabhi B) Behag C) Vasanta D) Kanakangi 99. The composer of Vijayaraghava Pancharatnam is

A) Tyagaraja B) Veena Kuppaiyyar C) Kshetranja D) Annamacharya

100. Find the Panchalinga Sthala kirtana

A) Angarakam ashrayamyaham B) Arunachalanadam C) Bhajare D) Srinadadi

101. The saint who mentioned “Ni, Sa, Ri” as ‘Adi Swaras’

A) Narada B) Bharata C) Panini D) Yajnjavalkya 102. The creator of the raga Kuthuhalam

A) Pattanam Subramani Iyer B) Manambuchavadi Venkata Subbaiyyer C) Koteeswara Iyer D) Mahavaidyanatha Iyer

103. Atheetha graha means

A) Music and tala starts at same time B) Music starts before the tala C) Music starts after tala starts D) Tala starts before music

104. Anudrutham is used in which tala?

A) Rupaka B) Jhampa C) Matya D) Triputa 105. Bhairavi is a

A) Janya sampoorna raga B) Shadava sampoorna raga C) Ubhaya vakra raga D) Audava sampoorna raga

106. A popular ragamalika of Swati Tirunal

A) Arabhimanam B) Pahiparvati C) Pannagendra sayana D) Sri viswanatham

107. A cycle is called an avartana in Carnatic music and a _______ in Hindusthani music.

A) Thekka B) Khali C) Jhoomra D) Chakkar

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108. Many of Syama Sastri’s kritis are in

A) Drutakala B) Madhyamakala C) Choukakala D) Ativilambita kala

109. 108 Talas are constituted with

A) Vrutham B) Chandam C) Ganam D) Angam 110. Composer of ‘Thiruppavai’

A) Rukmani Devi B) Meera Bai C) Andal D) Kalyanikutty Amma

111. Mohanam is ________ raga.

A) Shadava raga B) Svaranthara raga C) Sampoorna raga D) Audava raga

112. Mayamalavagaula takes

A) Dwisruthi Rishabha B) Ekasruthi Rishabha C) Chathursruthi Rishabha D) Trisruthi Rishabha

113. Santoor belongs to

A) Kashmir B) Punjab C) Haryana D) Rajasthan 114. Who introduced Flute to Carnatic Music?

A) Pannalal Ghosh B) V G Jog C) Hariprasad Chaurasya D) Raghunath Seth 115. Second Chakra in the 72 Mela scheme

A) Agni B) Indu C) Bana D) Netra 116. The Guru of Syama Sastry was

A) Sangita Swami B) Subarama Dikshitar C) Sonti Venkataramanaiyya D) Nadamuni

117. ________ raga comes in Dwithiya Ghana Panchaka group

A) Saranga B) Gaula C) Natta D) Saranganatta 118. A compound wind Instrument

A) Nadaswaram B) Flute C) Magudi D) Kombu 119. The term ‘Vasu’ stands for the number

A) 7 B) 9 C) 8 D) 10 120. ‘Ninnu kori’ Mohana Varna is composed by

A) Swati Tirunal B) Pattanam Subramanya Iyer C) Pallavi Sheshaiyyar D) Ramnad Srinivasa Iyengar

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